pickI think how interesting you‘ll find this will depend on your previous knowledge about Pablo Escobar and/or how he was ultimately caught/taken down. There‘s a lot of details in here but if you‘ve read another Escobar book or seen a documentary (or even the TV Show Narcos), this won‘t be new information.
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pickSecond or third time reading but as good as ever. Took notes this time to discuss and remember better.
pickAuthor Don Winslow famously doesn‘t rate the film Sicario. Only a writer who covers the same subject, ramped up to 11, in a decades spanning, behemoth of a trilogy (of which the Border is the final instalment) could legitimately criticise that movie. This is page-turning action and political machinations of a supreme level but be warned, it is a violent and harrowing story about the Mexican Drug cartels, their victims and adversaries.
pickThe finale of the incredible feat of writing which chronicles the war on the drug cartels from the 70s to 2017 through the story of DEA operative Art Keller was traumatic, horrifying, but totally compelling. I put it down exhausted by the dreadful depiction of inhumanity as Winslow does not shy away from this but also tells tales the victims of the drug war from children, and addicts to journalist and the populace of Mexico. Brilliant writing.
September #Roll100 selections...I'll pull all three but will probably get to only one as I've got quite the load from the library out. May go with “Killing Pablo“ but we'll see what September brings.
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so-soThis book about the global war on drugs is a mixed bag. On one hand, it personalizes the violence perpetrated on people by making drugs illegal and thus putting their control into the hands of cartels. On the other, there is some dangerous misinformation here about the opiate epidemic that diminishes the author‘s arguments about finding a path to legalization, so I can‘t quite recommend it.
I've enjoyed several of this author's books, including this one. Incredible how long Escobar was able to evade law enforcement. Columbia as a nation-state is completely hopeless.
pickClark and I just finished this book about the economics of the global drug trade and how to run a cartel. I was riveted and rated it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Clark found it... a snooze 😴😂
pickSecond or third time reading but as good as ever. Took notes this time to discuss and remember better.
